Please respond to Melinda and Tony

And have you read about the Brazilian mega farm planned for the Rupununi? And that Exxon Oil is ready to assist Guyana’s agriculture? And about the Regional Hospitals upgrades which this column has been lobbying for?

Boy, oh boy! I know that the immediate foregoing reads like Vice-President Nagamootoo’s Info-Hub. But we do need the hope embedded in those promises and proposals. I have a pal who appreciated my review of promises which I used, years ago, to assess ministers’ pronouncements every six months. So let’s all check in on Minister Patterson by November/December next. After all, if these promises are kept, things might go well for him and His Excellency at the year-end Local Government Polls. negotiations to avoid costly up-front mistakes, 1200 megawatts from the proposed hydropower facility could be sold to the same Brazilians from the 1500 to be generated. He claims the Brazilians need this power and more for the massive planned development of the Amazonas and Roraima States.

The best part of such a deal, Vieira claims, is that the Brazilians will build it for us! We both get the power we need. This power generation from the Mighty Mazaruni is “forever, not finite like oil” and, boasts Tony, it will generate more lasting finance than Exxon’s Oil!

Will some non-political coalition professional expert(s) please respond to these vital issues raised by Melinda and Tony!?